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Description of Individual Course Units

Code Name Type Year Semester ECTS
1010006302014 Infectious Diseases Seçmeli 1 1 4.00

Objectives of the Course

It is to provide students with knowledge about infectious diseases, their clinical features, treatment methods and ways of prevention, control of diseases and providing nursing care.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doçent Doktor Nurten ÖZEN

Learning Outcomes

1 Knows and comprehends the importance of healthcare-associated infections
2 Knows the national process and structuring in healthcare-associated infections
3 Knows laws and regulations in healthcare-associated infections
4 To be able to transform the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of infection nursing into behavior
5 Shares these values by considering social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing data related to the field of infection nursing

Mode of Delivery

Doçent Doktor Nurten ÖZEN

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

This course includes infection agents, infection formation, infection control and prevention measures, immunization, respiratory-digestive-sexual-skin, mucosa-blood-borne infections and nursing care, hospital infections and prevention measures, pressure ulcers and prevention measures.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

1 Course Introduction
2 Infection Factors and Infection OccurrenceInfection Control and Prevention Measures
3 Importance of Surveillance and Analysis of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Network (UHESA)Immunization (Accompanied by the Current Vaccination Schedule)
4 Respiratory Transmitted Infections and Nursing Care
5 Gastrointestinal Infections and Nursing Care
6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Nursing Care
7 Midterm
8 Midterm
9 Infection Control Measures in Health Institutions in the COVID-19 Pandemic (Accompanied by Current Guidelines)
10 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Prevention Measures (Accompanied by Current Guidelines)
11 Urinary Catheter Related Infections and Prevention Measures (Accompanied by Current Guidelines)
12 Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections and Prevention Measures (Accompanied by Current Guidelines)
13 Pressure Wound/Damage and Prevention Measures (Accompanied by Current Guidelines)
14 General Overview
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Görak G, Savaşer S, Yıldız S. Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Hemşireliği. Genişletilmiş Baskı. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri: İstanbul, 2018.2. Stevens B, Wenzel E. A Guide to Infection Control in the Hospital. International Society for Infectious Diseases: USA, 2014.3. Lewis SL, Dirkse RS, Heitkemper MM, Bucher L. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Single Volume, 8. Edition, 2011.4. Hinkle JL, Cheever KH. Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13.th Ed., 2014.5. Ross S, Furrows S. Rapid Infection Control Nursing. John Wiley & Sons: UK, 2014.6. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. Halk Sağlığı Genel Müdürlüğü, Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Dairesi Başkanlığı. Erişim adresi: https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/tr/bulasicihastaliklar-anasayfa7. Türkiye Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Uzmanlık Derneği. Erişim adresi: https://ekmud.org.tr/8. Türk Hastane İnfeksiyonları ve Kontrolü Derneği. İzolasyon Önlemleri Kılavuzu. Hastane İnfeksiyonları Dergisi. 2006;10(2):5-28.9. Yataklı Tedavi Kurumları Enfeksiyon Kontrol Yönetmeliği. Resmî Gazete Tarihi: 11.08.2005 Resmî Gazete Sayısı: 25903.10. Hemşirelik Yönetmeliğinde Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik. Resmî Gazete Tarihi: 19.04.2011 Resmî Gazete Sayısı: 27910.11. Ulusal Sağlık Hizmeti İlişkili Enfeksiyonlar Sürveyans Sistemi. Erişim adresi: https://infline.saglik.gov.tr/Infline/Login.Aspx

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri 40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri 60
100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Count WORKLOAD (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Final Sınav 1 1 1
Derse Katılım 12 2 24
12 2 24
Soru-Yanıt 12 2 24
1 3 3
Ara Sınav İçin Bireysel Çalışma 5 5 25
Final Sınavı içiin Bireysel Çalışma 12 2 24
126